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Government bans use of Cruiser SB on sugar beet

Defra says emergency authorisation has been withdrawn as neonicotinoid ‘extremely toxic to pollinators such as bees’

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Defra says Cruiser SB is ‘extremely toxic to pollinators such as bees’
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Defra says Cruiser SB is ‘extremely toxic to pollinators such as bees’

An emergency application for the use of a neonicotinoid pesticide on sugar beet in England will not be granted for 2025, Defra has confirmed. This is the first time in five years that an emergency authorisation...

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